The Secret Power of the Ellipsis: Why Those Three Dots Speak Louder Than Words
Singular and Plural
The word ellipsis is not plural. In other words, it refers to the three points, together, as a single unit, which is often colloquially referred to as dots or periods. Here is an ellipsis:
. . .
The plural of ellipsis is ellipses. This would indicate more than one set of three dots:
. . . . . . . . .
This punctuation mark may also be called a suspension point, points of ellipsis, or periods of ellipsis. But to keep things simple, let’s just stick with the word ellipsis.
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